Inter-city railway services with low CO2 emissions, together with escalators and elevators for moving people around ever-taller buildings, play a vital role in creating sustainable societies and providing safe, comfortable ways of living. This issue presents environmental initiatives and ways of adapting to the new normal, with examples of the latest developments in Hitachi’s railway and building systems.
Amid rising global concerns about societal and environmental challenges, people are paying attention to railway services with low CO2 emissions, together with escalators and elevators for moving people around ever-taller buildings. Hitachi's CEOs of Railway Systems BU and Building Systems BU share their visions for the future of their businesses.
A shift has begun to a decarbonized way of life that combines carbon neutrality with economic growth. This article presents examples of actions being taken on the environment in Hitachi's Mobility sector and describes Hitachi’s environmental strategy and specific measures it is taking across the entire group.
The prospect of a post-COVID era calls for reforms in the railway systems that underpin economic, social activity, and the movement of people. Here, leaders from Hitachi who are involved in railway systems sit down with Professor Takafumi Koseki from The University of Tokyo to consider where railway systems are now and to look ahead to their future.
Kasado Works, part of Hitachi's Railway Systems BU, celebrated its 100th anniversary in May 2021. It has been supporting the movement of people by producing a wide variety of rolling stock, commencing with steam locomotives. This article describes the 100-year history of Kasado Works and its international activities and initiatives for the environment.
China has announced the establishment of a green manufacturing system and Hitachi’s Building Systems BU, which has many production facilities located in China, has been pursuing environmental measures that anticipate this development. This article describes the activities of Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd., which manufactures elevators in China.
Trains are attracting attention as a means of transportation suitable for sustainable societies, featuring significantly lower CO2 emissions per passenger-kilometer than alternatives such as cars or aircraft. This section reports on new developments and other recent activities at Hitachi’s Railway Systems BU that are intended to make railways safe, reliable, and more convenient, and to further reduce the load on the environment through enhancements and improvements to rolling stock and systems.
There is a growing need for making cities more energy-efficient and reducing their CO2 emissions, and for measures to prevent the spread of infection in buildings open to large numbers of people. This section reports on the latest products and services supplied by Hitachi’s Building Systems BU and its plans for further development. These products and services include anti-infection measures and other functions for improving the safety, security, and comfort of elevators and escalators.